United pilot flies lost wedding ring over 2,500 miles to owner

An airline went the extra mile to make sure a passenger's lost wedding ring safely arrived back to her. Brit Morin lost her engagement and wedding rings last week travelling somewhere between New York and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, she said. A United agent found the rings, which are welded together, Feb. 8 at a departure gate at Newark (New Jersey) Liberty International Airport. Morin’s family told the airline she believes her wedding and engagement rings fell out of the bag they were in before boarding her United flight. The rings were then handed to Captain Jim Moorey, who kept them with him while piloting a flight from Newark to San Francisco International Airport, where they were picked up Feb. 15, United said. “A @United gate agent found it, put it in a safe, and then gave it to a pilot to HAND DELIVER it back to me in SF,” Morin said. “I have a newfound faith in humanity and airlines.” “This is great to see our employees being recognized for their care for our customers,” United said.<br/>